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Ghosts

The Walsingham Haunting OrdealPosted: 9/10/2015Soon after the Walsinghams took up their abode in their new home, they began to be disturbed by strange sounds and odd phenomena.

Ghostly InfidelityPosted: 9/9/2015For the first time in the history of the courts a ghost appeared as a subject in a divorce suit.

Passion or DemisePosted: 9/4/2015A 50-something woman named Kim, from Pennsylvania, called into Darkness Radio to tell of a bizarre experience her father (now 73) had while camping in the Pennsylvania woods in the mid-1970s. Back when she was around 10 years old, her father returned home from hunting. He seemed very disturbed and even burned his clothes, something Kim found to be very strange. Years later, she asked him about what happened and he decided to tell her.

Chinsegut Hill Haunted PlantationPosted: 9/1/2015Brooksville Pit investigated Chinsegut Hill Manor located in Brooksville Fl. This was the first and second time this location has ever been investigated with permission from the Board. We have released some of the evidence on our Facebook page BrooksvillePIT the videos that we have posted would make any skeptic speechless. The full video is on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toxO2S7ZpeI

Haunted by a Fire SpookPosted: 8/28/2015A case of spontaneous fires in a home in the town of Woodstock, New Brunswick is the subject of the following article published in the Bangor, Maine Daily Whig on August 10, 1887.

'Scared to Death'Posted: 8/25/2015I'm sure we have all heard the phrase 'scared to death.' Well, here is a vintage account that was printed in the London St. James Gazette and Evening Review - September 18, 1889. Then a story that was forwarded to me several years ago...definitely a head-scratcher

Top 10 Living Statues in the MidwestPosted: 8/24/2015Cemetery lore is popular across the American Midwest, and unusual statues and monuments attract some of the most interesting and enduring tales. Lifelike human forms frozen in time present a haunting image to visitors. Mysterious Heartland has found many incredible accounts of statues that bleed, cry, curse, and even appear to come to life. Which will prove to be the most spine-tingling of them all?

10 Most Haunted Bars & Pubs in the MidwestPosted: 8/18/2015At Mysterious Heartland, we have patronized many drinking establishments on our travels to allegedly haunted places all over the Midwest, but sometimes the pub is our destination. From the ghosts of former owners who refuse to leave, to ladies of the evening from a bygone era, many are said to contain ¿spirits¿ of a supernatural variety. Which one will prove to be the most haunted of them all?

Ghostly figure found in woman's Facebook profile photoPosted: 8/17/2015A woman was taking photos of herself with her cell phone to post on Facebook and after she reviewed the images, she noticed something strange in one of them. In the photo, an eerie figure is seen lurking behind her.

The Haunting Newark State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women ~ CNY ParanormalPosted: 8/14/2015One of the interesting facts about Central New York, that is usually pretty unknown, is the area's contribution to the evolution of humane care in asylums. Utica's psychiatric center was the home of the straight jacket and the Utica crib, Willard Asylum was the first place in NY to provide long-term mental health care, and the Newark State School, as it was initially called, was developed to provide primarily women skills that would allow them to be productive in society.

Conjuring a Ghost Rider Posted: 8/18/2010A handful of videos have been posted on YouTube, allegedly showing a ghostly bright light appearing in the rear windscreen of cars that start driving at dangerous speeds

Debunked: Paranormal video appears to get a little human helpPosted: 8/18/2010hate to be the one to reveal this startling fact - but not everything you see on the Internet is true. And while Mike St. Clair of VIPER Paranormal hates to be the one to point it out, he¿s exposing a paranormal video for what he thinks it is - a hoax.

Top 10 Most Haunted Houses in IllinoisPosted: 8/17/2010As we at the Legends and Lore of Illinois know, the Prairie State is a very creepy place! Haunted cemeteries, colleges, abandoned hospitals, roads, forests, and schools abound. But what are the creepiest homes and mansions in Illinois? After much debate, we are happy to bring you the Top 10 Most Haunted Houses in Illinois. Note: Most of the homes in this list are privately owned and so we will not post their addresses out of common courtesy. Never visit any of these homes uninvited.

Searching For Horace Williams¿ GhostPosted: 8/11/2010The caretaker of the House has stated in radio interviews that there is a rocking chair that sometimes rocks by itself and that the toilets have flushed themselves on rare occasions.

Baseball: Field of ScreamsPosted: 8/11/2010Employees who work there swear they occasionally see a shadowy apparition in the lobby, and sometimes the elevator mysteriously opens and closes as if it¿s carrying an invisible passenger

Phantom Voices Remain at Civil War LandmarkPosted: 8/10/2010Did you hear that? And, when he replays it, I do. And more clearly the second time --a few syllables, three or four. He tells me he hears something, and asks if I do. I tell him yes, I think so, but want to avoid being led to a conclusion

Grandpa¿s Ghost in Granny PhotoPosted: 8/7/2010We did not notice the man in the picture until Christmas Day, 2000 (granny had since passed away), while browsing through some loose family photos at my parents¿ house.

Investigators Reexamine Campus Ghost LegendPosted: 7/27/2010The story the investigators arrived at one year ago was that of Virginia, a mistress of the former governor, hanged herself in the house in 1911. Joeckel said his team had believed the former governor¿s wife, Stella, had something to do with the incident

Conjuring a Ghost Rider Posted: 8/18/2010A handful of videos have been posted on YouTube, allegedly showing a ghostly bright light appearing in the rear windscreen of cars that start driving at dangerous speeds

Debunked: Paranormal video appears to get a little human helpPosted: 8/18/2010hate to be the one to reveal this startling fact - but not everything you see on the Internet is true. And while Mike St. Clair of VIPER Paranormal hates to be the one to point it out, he¿s exposing a paranormal video for what he thinks it is - a hoax.

Top 10 Most Haunted Houses in IllinoisPosted: 8/17/2010As we at the Legends and Lore of Illinois know, the Prairie State is a very creepy place! Haunted cemeteries, colleges, abandoned hospitals, roads, forests, and schools abound. But what are the creepiest homes and mansions in Illinois? After much debate, we are happy to bring you the Top 10 Most Haunted Houses in Illinois. Note: Most of the homes in this list are privately owned and so we will not post their addresses out of common courtesy. Never visit any of these homes uninvited.

Searching For Horace Williams¿ GhostPosted: 8/11/2010The caretaker of the House has stated in radio interviews that there is a rocking chair that sometimes rocks by itself and that the toilets have flushed themselves on rare occasions.

Baseball: Field of ScreamsPosted: 8/11/2010Employees who work there swear they occasionally see a shadowy apparition in the lobby, and sometimes the elevator mysteriously opens and closes as if it¿s carrying an invisible passenger

Phantom Voices Remain at Civil War LandmarkPosted: 8/10/2010Did you hear that? And, when he replays it, I do. And more clearly the second time --a few syllables, three or four. He tells me he hears something, and asks if I do. I tell him yes, I think so, but want to avoid being led to a conclusion

Grandpa¿s Ghost in Granny PhotoPosted: 8/7/2010We did not notice the man in the picture until Christmas Day, 2000 (granny had since passed away), while browsing through some loose family photos at my parents¿ house.

Investigators Reexamine Campus Ghost LegendPosted: 7/27/2010The story the investigators arrived at one year ago was that of Virginia, a mistress of the former governor, hanged herself in the house in 1911. Joeckel said his team had believed the former governor¿s wife, Stella, had something to do with the incident

Mysterious Phenomena

Elevator IncidentPosted: 9/8/2015I received the following account last evening. It is definitely one of the oddest submissions I have had the pleasure to read. MIB, lost time and a few other oddities mixed in.

An Early Example of Reality Shift?Posted: 8/29/2015They were alarmed at about four o'clock in the morning by terrible noises which they could not explain, and which frightened them very much. The bed seemed to open, and did all sorts of strange things. The floor, too, opened, and they heard voices. They were so terrified that they opened their bed-room window and leapt out.

The 'Golden Boy'Posted: 8/13/2015A wave of dread and terror rolled over the two of us. I have never before, or since, felt anything so intensely alien and malignant. It hated us.

Cuba Humanoid ReportsPosted: 7/31/2015If you listened to the most recent Arcane Radio presentation, our guest Albert Rosales and I were discussing sightings in Cuba and the possibility that new reports will surface when more political restrictions are lifted. http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/arcane-radio/e/39942521?autoplay=true

Manifesting Mind MonstersPosted: 7/29/2015Many researchers of the paranormal (including myself) believe that some manifestations and poltergeist phenomena (objects flying through the air, doors slamming, etc.) are products of the human mind (tulpas or thought-form manifestation).

Flying Humanoid...or What?Posted: 7/18/2015I noticed an object floating a few feet above the road that reminded me of a vertical shrouded human body or a tightly wrapped mummy. It was all white in color but appeared to pulsate with light within. There were no wings or means of propulsion.

The 'Mountain of Death'Posted: 7/15/2015South of Cooktown, North Queensland is the 1000 foot tall ¿Black Mountain¿...also known by the Aborigine's as ¿Kalcajagga¿ (meaning the place of the spear or more loosely translated as mountains of death). The mountain is a huge pile of dark boulders 2 miles long and part of the Black Trevethen Range. Aborigines avoid the mountain, as well as birds and other animals.

Strange Day in TorontoPosted: 7/3/2015During the past three years I have been searching for follow-up information related to a series of strange incidents that occurred in the L'Amoreaux neighborhood of North York in metro Toronto, Ontario

Praying Mantis Humanoid Encounter - Greenville, SCPosted: 6/29/2015And suddenly I ran almost into a Humanoid Praying Mantis. At the time I thought it was a giant insect, I could not really comprehend what I was seeing. I felt like all the breath was taken from me.

An Unintended Tale?Posted: 6/23/2015I have a true story to share with you and your readers. This occurred in 1968 when I was 8 years old. My family lived in a large Italianate style home in western Pennsylvania. It had been my father's home when he was a boy and had been in his family since the 1850's.

Photo: Face in the Window Posted: 8/18/2010I believe the location was in Pennsylvania. It seems that some UFO groups and at least one other researcher have examined the photos and have found the witness to be credible

Agatha Christie¿s Unexplained MysteryPosted: 8/17/2010The mysterious disappearance of the most famous writer in England and subsequent nationwide search, then fifty years later a seance in a glamorous Istanbul hotel and the discovery of a key that could solve the whole mystery

The Paulding Light Mystery / The Blue Child SpiritPosted: 8/13/2010On the most recent ¿Fact or Faked: The Paranormal Files¿ the team investigated the ¿Paulding Light¿ phenomenon near Watersmeet, Michigan. They concluded that there is no explanation for the light. I have posted some information below as well as an update to a reader¿s experience at the location.

Strange Phenomena in Old South Carolina Church Posted: 7/30/2010Check out the owls eyes, they glow in every picture I took this is the only picture the red slash appears. It is on the wall and it is red but doesn¿t show in the rest of the pictures. In the second photo, the red slash is missing and was taken right after the one with the red slash..VERY STRANGE

Mother and Son Witness a Flying Apparition - UPDATE Posted: 7/12/2010This is an update email that refers to subsequent activity the witnesses, Pema and her son, have experienced in the past year. The original incident was documented here and is posted again (after the update email).

Zimbabwe Clinic Nurses Flee ¿Goblin¿ Attacks Posted: 7/8/2010Makande rural clinic situated 60 kilometres south-west of Karoi town was forced to close for two weeks after nurses fled following attacks by goblins prompting traditional leaders to hire people to exorcise the area

The Cookie-Cutter PhenomenonPosted: 6/29/2010There are a few natural theories but there has been some suggestion that this was done by non-terrestrial forces. I don¿t know why ET would want to blowout 3 ton chunks of earth though I¿m sure someone has a theory for that as well.

Messages From the Dead of 9/11Posted: 6/19/2010Bonnie McEneaney has chronicled her own spiritual experiences and those of numerous others in the book Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on 9/11

The Swimming Idol - Isla Mujeres, MexicoPosted: 6/17/2010Judging from the distance, the visible portion above the surface appeared to him to be about a foot tall. Neither my wife nor Lincoln¿s lady friend could make it out, but they could see that something was moving across the water.

Irish Fairies - The Good PeoplePosted: 6/13/2010Fairies in Ireland are not the homogenized Disney version. They can shape shift, and are usually mischievous, and even dangerous. They don¿t like to be referred to as fairies, but instead to avoid injury by them, you should always call them the Good People.

¿Imp¿ Reported in Nueva Palmira, UruguayPosted: 6/12/2010Several local residents claim having seen an imp or an alien over an electric power line. After repeated complaints, police officers and agents of the local Prefecture visited the site. Witnesses claim it measured 25 centimeters. It arrived flying and and would move around, bothered by flashlight beams

Unusual Atmospheric Formation...Cloud? Portal?Posted: 5/17/2010Friends of mine took some pictures of this strange formation in the clouds. They said that this long cylinder formation did not seem to be moving and after about 5 minutes or so slowly dissipated.

Photo: Face in the Window Posted: 8/18/2010I believe the location was in Pennsylvania. It seems that some UFO groups and at least one other researcher have examined the photos and have found the witness to be credible

Agatha Christie¿s Unexplained MysteryPosted: 8/17/2010The mysterious disappearance of the most famous writer in England and subsequent nationwide search, then fifty years later a seance in a glamorous Istanbul hotel and the discovery of a key that could solve the whole mystery

The Paulding Light Mystery / The Blue Child SpiritPosted: 8/13/2010On the most recent ¿Fact or Faked: The Paranormal Files¿ the team investigated the ¿Paulding Light¿ phenomenon near Watersmeet, Michigan. They concluded that there is no explanation for the light. I have posted some information below as well as an update to a reader¿s experience at the location.

Strange Phenomena in Old South Carolina Church Posted: 7/30/2010Check out the owls eyes, they glow in every picture I took this is the only picture the red slash appears. It is on the wall and it is red but doesn¿t show in the rest of the pictures. In the second photo, the red slash is missing and was taken right after the one with the red slash..VERY STRANGE

Mother and Son Witness a Flying Apparition - UPDATE Posted: 7/12/2010This is an update email that refers to subsequent activity the witnesses, Pema and her son, have experienced in the past year. The original incident was documented here and is posted again (after the update email).

Zimbabwe Clinic Nurses Flee ¿Goblin¿ Attacks Posted: 7/8/2010Makande rural clinic situated 60 kilometres south-west of Karoi town was forced to close for two weeks after nurses fled following attacks by goblins prompting traditional leaders to hire people to exorcise the area

The Cookie-Cutter PhenomenonPosted: 6/29/2010There are a few natural theories but there has been some suggestion that this was done by non-terrestrial forces. I don¿t know why ET would want to blowout 3 ton chunks of earth though I¿m sure someone has a theory for that as well.

Messages From the Dead of 9/11Posted: 6/19/2010Bonnie McEneaney has chronicled her own spiritual experiences and those of numerous others in the book Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on 9/11

The Swimming Idol - Isla Mujeres, MexicoPosted: 6/17/2010Judging from the distance, the visible portion above the surface appeared to him to be about a foot tall. Neither my wife nor Lincoln¿s lady friend could make it out, but they could see that something was moving across the water.

Irish Fairies - The Good PeoplePosted: 6/13/2010Fairies in Ireland are not the homogenized Disney version. They can shape shift, and are usually mischievous, and even dangerous. They don¿t like to be referred to as fairies, but instead to avoid injury by them, you should always call them the Good People.

¿Imp¿ Reported in Nueva Palmira, UruguayPosted: 6/12/2010Several local residents claim having seen an imp or an alien over an electric power line. After repeated complaints, police officers and agents of the local Prefecture visited the site. Witnesses claim it measured 25 centimeters. It arrived flying and and would move around, bothered by flashlight beams

Unusual Atmospheric Formation...Cloud? Portal?Posted: 5/17/2010Friends of mine took some pictures of this strange formation in the clouds. They said that this long cylinder formation did not seem to be moving and after about 5 minutes or so slowly dissipated.

Two ¿Dead¿ Men Return In Transkei, South AfricaPosted: 1/13/2010A youth who was believed to have been stabbed to death and buried in 2005 has resurfaced in yet another mysterious return of a man from the dead in the Transkei, South Africa.

Beijing-backed Panchen Lama vows to maintain national unityPosted: 8/19/2004BEIJING, August 16 - The Beijing-backed 11th Panchen Lama, Tibet¿s second highest spiritual figure whose credibility is questioned by many devoted Tibetan Buddhists, has vowed to maintain national and ethnic unity with China, state media reported Monday.

An Ex-Telemarketer¿s Other Life as a Buddhist SaintPosted: 6/12/2004This pleasant young man from Colorado in a short-sleeved white shirt has been identified by the Dalai Lama of Tibet as the latest of many reincarnations of a Buddhist saint who lived in northern India 400 or 500 years ago.

After the Dalai Lama, who?Posted: 3/20/2004DHARAMSALA: Who will lead and guide the Tibetans, struggling for over four decades for freedom, after the Dalai Lama? What will happen if the next rebirth is in China or Chinese-controlled Tibet?

Burial rite prompts us to ponder civilizationPosted: 1/9/2004Great care is taken to cut up the body in such a way that ``the birds will not leave a morsel uneaten,¿¿ writes Kawakita. The bones are pounded into tiny fragments with stone. The moment the funeral party leaves, vultures come swooping down.

Reincarnation unplugged?Posted: 11/10/2003Mumbai, November 9: YOUR smile was wiped away when Muskaan, the heroine of Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, dies in a freak bike accident. You¿re ready to crack up when the story takes a reincarnation turn, and Muskaan is reborn.

Is it a case of reincarnation ?Posted: 11/9/2003A toddler, who was revived nearly two hours after she was believed to have drowned and 40 minutes after doctors had declared her dead, was responding to touch and sound !

Critiquing the Afterlife ExperimentsPosted: 3/25/2003Professor Gary Schwartz makes revolutionary claims that he has provided competent scientific evidence for survival of consciousness and--even more extraordinary--that mediums can actually communicate with the dead. He is badly mistaken. The research he presents is flawed, and in numerous ways.

Two ¿Dead¿ Men Return In Transkei, South AfricaPosted: 1/13/2010A youth who was believed to have been stabbed to death and buried in 2005 has resurfaced in yet another mysterious return of a man from the dead in the Transkei, South Africa.

Beijing-backed Panchen Lama vows to maintain national unityPosted: 8/19/2004BEIJING, August 16 - The Beijing-backed 11th Panchen Lama, Tibet¿s second highest spiritual figure whose credibility is questioned by many devoted Tibetan Buddhists, has vowed to maintain national and ethnic unity with China, state media reported Monday.

An Ex-Telemarketer¿s Other Life as a Buddhist SaintPosted: 6/12/2004This pleasant young man from Colorado in a short-sleeved white shirt has been identified by the Dalai Lama of Tibet as the latest of many reincarnations of a Buddhist saint who lived in northern India 400 or 500 years ago.

After the Dalai Lama, who?Posted: 3/20/2004DHARAMSALA: Who will lead and guide the Tibetans, struggling for over four decades for freedom, after the Dalai Lama? What will happen if the next rebirth is in China or Chinese-controlled Tibet?

Burial rite prompts us to ponder civilizationPosted: 1/9/2004Great care is taken to cut up the body in such a way that ``the birds will not leave a morsel uneaten,¿¿ writes Kawakita. The bones are pounded into tiny fragments with stone. The moment the funeral party leaves, vultures come swooping down.

Reincarnation unplugged?Posted: 11/10/2003Mumbai, November 9: YOUR smile was wiped away when Muskaan, the heroine of Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, dies in a freak bike accident. You¿re ready to crack up when the story takes a reincarnation turn, and Muskaan is reborn.

Is it a case of reincarnation ?Posted: 11/9/2003A toddler, who was revived nearly two hours after she was believed to have drowned and 40 minutes after doctors had declared her dead, was responding to touch and sound !

Critiquing the Afterlife ExperimentsPosted: 3/25/2003Professor Gary Schwartz makes revolutionary claims that he has provided competent scientific evidence for survival of consciousness and--even more extraordinary--that mediums can actually communicate with the dead. He is badly mistaken. The research he presents is flawed, and in numerous ways.

truth about demonsPosted: 11/21/2013this is the truth about demons first off do not believe what you hear from churches, temples or religious extremist. the truth is demons are not out looking to cause nor do they care about human suffering the creatures in fact that humans fear are called hellions they are completely different though they may look alike to humans I assure you we are not. yes its a fact hellions work for the devil and live in hell as angels work for god and live in heaven. as for demons well we live in what humans call the shadow realm think of it as a world reverse to that of humans a complete parallel universe. there are many species or demons, hellions and angels out there just as there are creatures in this world. also neko or cat demons the enemy of werewolfs are not pets or sex slaves as some humans may think we would never degrade our selves to that level though we might give a gift for helping us its not sexual for you weird humans out there. you may wonder how do I know all this? well answer is simple im a hybrid demo

Memento Mori: Victorian Death PhotosPosted: 7/7/2013Take a look at the gloriously macabre crafted death photographs from the Victorian era, when the cost of photography meant families only had one portrait of a family member: the post mortem one.

Real-Life Vampire Addicted To Human BloodPosted: 3/12/2013A man in Turkey became addicted to human blood and took drastic measures to acquire it. Is this real-life vampire a bizarre exception or are there others?

Demonic Forces Plague Eldorado HomePosted: 2/4/2011Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society, receives a request to help rid a house of demonic activities. The owners of the house stated that ¿something¿ unseen appeared to choke their baby as she slept and would shake the crib.

To The Exorcist Next Door...Do It On The Weekend!Posted: 4/1/2010A woman documented an exorcism performed by her neighbors last week. She also snapped the above photo of the friendly note she left them. I hope the expelled demon didn¿t decide to stick around the building.

Has ¿Jack the Ripper¿ Finally Been Identified?Posted: 10/7/2009He believes Martha Tabram, found with 39 stab wounds to her body in Gunthorpe Street, was the first of Jack¿s victims, and Alice Mackenzie, brutally murdered eight months after the confirmed five killings, was his last.

Bizarre Ritual Child Abuse Revealed In Louisiana Posted: 8/8/2009Of all the bizarre tales of ritualistic child abuse accompanied by sacrifices and group sex, Wall¿s case stands alone -- his was proven in court. It is a story of sexual hedonism in a house of worship, some of it perpetrated by parents against their own children.

Colombia: Satanic Ceremony Results In Shocking ImagePosted: 5/31/2009One of the teenagers asked her younger brother to take a photo of the girls to remember the evening. They had the shock of their lives when they discovered the clear image of a man standing behind them.

16th Century Torture Devices Up For Auction Posted: 5/11/2009For sale soon: a variety of torture devices from the 16th century, including shame masks to enforce silence, a 14-foot table-like rack to stretch the victims body, and a tongue tearer to punish blasphemers and heretics. Even an executioners sword.

The most horrifying book ever writtenPosted: 7/26/2007A legendary book of Antichrist has been found in England. It concerns the future of mankind as ruled by Antichrist, and it contents make you go mad. No one knows who has written it.

To The Exorcist Next Door...Do It On The Weekend!Posted: 4/1/2010A woman documented an exorcism performed by her neighbors last week. She also snapped the above photo of the friendly note she left them. I hope the expelled demon didn¿t decide to stick around the building.

Has ¿Jack the Ripper¿ Finally Been Identified?Posted: 10/7/2009He believes Martha Tabram, found with 39 stab wounds to her body in Gunthorpe Street, was the first of Jack¿s victims, and Alice Mackenzie, brutally murdered eight months after the confirmed five killings, was his last.

Bizarre Ritual Child Abuse Revealed In Louisiana Posted: 8/8/2009Of all the bizarre tales of ritualistic child abuse accompanied by sacrifices and group sex, Wall¿s case stands alone -- his was proven in court. It is a story of sexual hedonism in a house of worship, some of it perpetrated by parents against their own children.

Colombia: Satanic Ceremony Results In Shocking ImagePosted: 5/31/2009One of the teenagers asked her younger brother to take a photo of the girls to remember the evening. They had the shock of their lives when they discovered the clear image of a man standing behind them.

16th Century Torture Devices Up For Auction Posted: 5/11/2009For sale soon: a variety of torture devices from the 16th century, including shame masks to enforce silence, a 14-foot table-like rack to stretch the victims body, and a tongue tearer to punish blasphemers and heretics. Even an executioners sword.

The most horrifying book ever writtenPosted: 7/26/2007A legendary book of Antichrist has been found in England. It concerns the future of mankind as ruled by Antichrist, and it contents make you go mad. No one knows who has written it.

Urban Legends

The Pied Piper of Staten IslandPosted: 8/8/2010The film ¿Cropsey¿, a feature documentary that examines the mystery behind the disappearance of Jennifer Schweiger and four other children, is to be released soon. The film also investigates Andre Rand, the real-life boogeyman linked to the missing children. I have posted information related to Rand¿s case.

Urban legend Sheila is back on the highwayPosted: 12/8/2004A Chatsworth couple returning home in the early hours of Saturday morning are still reeling from shock after their hair-raising experience with a ¿mysterious Indian woman dressed in black¿ in Havenside Drive, off Bayview.

Exposing the urban mythsPosted: 11/6/2004ULURU is not the world¿s biggest rock, Coca-Cola does not dissolve your teeth and man did land on the moon.

Haunted History, Urban Legends and Tall TalesPosted: 10/20/2004Tall tales of the macabre are always fun, but when they are centered around local places, events or people, they are even more exciting. Compiled from old folk lore and books, here is a collection of Fayetteville legends that are sure to make your hair stand on end.

Spring¿s treasure lost but not its legendPosted: 9/25/2004Rangers at DeLeon Springs State Park said they still hear people mention the treasure from time to time. Numerous Internet treasure sites make note of it.

Shiver Me Timbers!Posted: 1/15/2004First to slip anchor has to be the Flying Dutchman. It¿s the classic yarn: skipper has trouble on board, indulges in blasphemy, there¿s a big storm, everybody dies, and the Master is doomed to a spectral existence for eternity.

Ghostly legend swirls around bridge in Escambia CountyPosted: 12/29/2003¿The strange thing about Tippens Eddy is that even in the hot summertime, there¿s always a cold breeze that blows there,¿ Mitchell said. ¿And nobody ever catches fish in that hole. There¿s just something about it.

Urban Legends of Boca and Delray Posted: 12/13/2003Although most of the legends are loosely based on fact or are just complete myths, some are actually true.And incase you weren¿t aware, Boca Raton and Delray Beach have their own Urban Legends---and they¿re not all myths.

Beware the town boggartPosted: 9/6/2003IF you happen to be wandering around Horbury late at night and a fetid smell wafts up from underfoot or a cupped hand reaches out from the undergrowth grabbing you about the face, you know you¿ve encountered the Horbury boggart.

Legend of the Ghost of Sachem¿s Head Posted: 8/29/2003The Old Ones say that once every 100 years on the anniversary of his beheading the Ghost of Sachem¿s Head returns from the land of shads in the underworld.

Spam Hoaxes Spread Fear, Drain PocketbooksPosted: 7/26/2003Have you seen the one about UPS uniforms sold on eBay? It¿s a chain email that warns terrorists have purchased hundreds of UPS uniforms on the Internet auction site and could be making deadly deliveries. It scared so many people the Washington Post launched an investigation and found there wasn¿t a shred of truth to it. It¿s one of the latest scary spam hoaxes.

Hoaxes flourish online Posted: 4/16/2003Herschel, the Sun wrote, had seen herds of bison, blue unicorns and a race of intelligent, bipedal beavers on the Moon. The Sun sold thousands of copies before the astounded Herschel found out what was being attributed to him.

Tall talesPosted: 4/1/2003It¿s a popular urban legend - in the U.S. version, the kangaroo is replaced by a deer - and it partly inspired the movie ¿Kangaroo Jack.¿ But it¿s not true, despite finding new life on the Internet, which has become fertile ground for growing and spreading urban legends.

The Pied Piper of Staten IslandPosted: 8/8/2010The film ¿Cropsey¿, a feature documentary that examines the mystery behind the disappearance of Jennifer Schweiger and four other children, is to be released soon. The film also investigates Andre Rand, the real-life boogeyman linked to the missing children. I have posted information related to Rand¿s case.

Urban legend Sheila is back on the highwayPosted: 12/8/2004A Chatsworth couple returning home in the early hours of Saturday morning are still reeling from shock after their hair-raising experience with a ¿mysterious Indian woman dressed in black¿ in Havenside Drive, off Bayview.

Exposing the urban mythsPosted: 11/6/2004ULURU is not the world¿s biggest rock, Coca-Cola does not dissolve your teeth and man did land on the moon.

Haunted History, Urban Legends and Tall TalesPosted: 10/20/2004Tall tales of the macabre are always fun, but when they are centered around local places, events or people, they are even more exciting. Compiled from old folk lore and books, here is a collection of Fayetteville legends that are sure to make your hair stand on end.

Spring¿s treasure lost but not its legendPosted: 9/25/2004Rangers at DeLeon Springs State Park said they still hear people mention the treasure from time to time. Numerous Internet treasure sites make note of it.

Shiver Me Timbers!Posted: 1/15/2004First to slip anchor has to be the Flying Dutchman. It¿s the classic yarn: skipper has trouble on board, indulges in blasphemy, there¿s a big storm, everybody dies, and the Master is doomed to a spectral existence for eternity.

Ghostly legend swirls around bridge in Escambia CountyPosted: 12/29/2003¿The strange thing about Tippens Eddy is that even in the hot summertime, there¿s always a cold breeze that blows there,¿ Mitchell said. ¿And nobody ever catches fish in that hole. There¿s just something about it.

Urban Legends of Boca and Delray Posted: 12/13/2003Although most of the legends are loosely based on fact or are just complete myths, some are actually true.And incase you weren¿t aware, Boca Raton and Delray Beach have their own Urban Legends---and they¿re not all myths.

Beware the town boggartPosted: 9/6/2003IF you happen to be wandering around Horbury late at night and a fetid smell wafts up from underfoot or a cupped hand reaches out from the undergrowth grabbing you about the face, you know you¿ve encountered the Horbury boggart.

Legend of the Ghost of Sachem¿s Head Posted: 8/29/2003The Old Ones say that once every 100 years on the anniversary of his beheading the Ghost of Sachem¿s Head returns from the land of shads in the underworld.

Spam Hoaxes Spread Fear, Drain PocketbooksPosted: 7/26/2003Have you seen the one about UPS uniforms sold on eBay? It¿s a chain email that warns terrorists have purchased hundreds of UPS uniforms on the Internet auction site and could be making deadly deliveries. It scared so many people the Washington Post launched an investigation and found there wasn¿t a shred of truth to it. It¿s one of the latest scary spam hoaxes.

Hoaxes flourish online Posted: 4/16/2003Herschel, the Sun wrote, had seen herds of bison, blue unicorns and a race of intelligent, bipedal beavers on the Moon. The Sun sold thousands of copies before the astounded Herschel found out what was being attributed to him.

Tall talesPosted: 4/1/2003It¿s a popular urban legend - in the U.S. version, the kangaroo is replaced by a deer - and it partly inspired the movie ¿Kangaroo Jack.¿ But it¿s not true, despite finding new life on the Internet, which has become fertile ground for growing and spreading urban legends.

Voodoo

Holier Than Thou Missionaries Behaving Badly In HaitiPosted: 2/24/2010Missionaries have flocked to Haiti in droves since the earthquake to feed the homeless, treat the injured and jockey for souls...some Voodoo practitioners have said they¿ve converted to Christianity for fear they will lose out on aid

Pastor of Zombie Cult Wants to Kill DefectorsPosted: 2/20/2010A Manzini pastor is alleged to have issued a hit list of former senior members of his church he accuses of having caused a mass exodus of followers by spreading unfounded allegations.

How to ¿Take Out¿ a Voodoo Doll Posted: 9/23/2009A scholar of the religion known as Vodou (or Voodoo, if you¿re Anglo) tells how she saved a small cloth ritual object from desecration by a gang of spooked professors.

Voodoo Rituals Used to Create Sex Slaves in SpainPosted: 5/30/2009Police said the ring carried out voodoo rituals and black magic to frighten the women and keep them always under control with the threat of destroying their souls or making them crazy.

Villagers Fear Discovery of Voodoo Doll an Evil OmenPosted: 5/17/2009The doll was fashioned out of flour, rice, milk and seeds, the same ingredients used in Hindu observances when there is a death. The man for whom the voodoo doll was meant to hurt, was dead within a year - felled by a heart attack.

Family finds Voodoo doll in drivewayPosted: 2/17/2005Roopchand Ramdeo got up at 1 a.m. yesterday to fill his water tanks and found a large bloody doll, with pins stuck in the mouth and chest, lying on his driveway.

Obeahman facing manslaughter chargePosted: 9/23/2004A obeahman, known as ¿Jumbie¿, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the killing of an allegedly demon-possessed man during a botched exorcism in a forest shack last week.

Possessed man killed in forestPosted: 9/22/2004A MAN WHO was taken deep into the forest by an ¿obeah man¿ to drive out evil spirits has been found dead-his head eaten by dogs.

Voodoo spirits get credit for Aristide¿s flightPosted: 3/6/2004President Jean-Bertrand Aristide did not flee Haiti because he lost his nerve. Neither did the United States blackmail him. No, the most satisfying explanation for the country¿s recent upheavals is that the spirits were offended and taking their revenge.

Benin readies for Voodoo DayPosted: 1/7/2004Traditional cults from across the country will meet at the seaside town of Ouidah, revered as the cradle of voodoo and offer prayers and sacrifices to their gods.

Interest Surges in VoodooPosted: 11/30/2003No one knows how many people believe in voodoo. People who monitor religious belief in the New Orleans area, however, put the number of voodoo practitioners here well into the tens of thousands or beyond.

Holier Than Thou Missionaries Behaving Badly In HaitiPosted: 2/24/2010Missionaries have flocked to Haiti in droves since the earthquake to feed the homeless, treat the injured and jockey for souls...some Voodoo practitioners have said they¿ve converted to Christianity for fear they will lose out on aid

Pastor of Zombie Cult Wants to Kill DefectorsPosted: 2/20/2010A Manzini pastor is alleged to have issued a hit list of former senior members of his church he accuses of having caused a mass exodus of followers by spreading unfounded allegations.

How to ¿Take Out¿ a Voodoo Doll Posted: 9/23/2009A scholar of the religion known as Vodou (or Voodoo, if you¿re Anglo) tells how she saved a small cloth ritual object from desecration by a gang of spooked professors.

Voodoo Rituals Used to Create Sex Slaves in SpainPosted: 5/30/2009Police said the ring carried out voodoo rituals and black magic to frighten the women and keep them always under control with the threat of destroying their souls or making them crazy.

Villagers Fear Discovery of Voodoo Doll an Evil OmenPosted: 5/17/2009The doll was fashioned out of flour, rice, milk and seeds, the same ingredients used in Hindu observances when there is a death. The man for whom the voodoo doll was meant to hurt, was dead within a year - felled by a heart attack.

Family finds Voodoo doll in drivewayPosted: 2/17/2005Roopchand Ramdeo got up at 1 a.m. yesterday to fill his water tanks and found a large bloody doll, with pins stuck in the mouth and chest, lying on his driveway.

Obeahman facing manslaughter chargePosted: 9/23/2004A obeahman, known as ¿Jumbie¿, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the killing of an allegedly demon-possessed man during a botched exorcism in a forest shack last week.

Possessed man killed in forestPosted: 9/22/2004A MAN WHO was taken deep into the forest by an ¿obeah man¿ to drive out evil spirits has been found dead-his head eaten by dogs.

Voodoo spirits get credit for Aristide¿s flightPosted: 3/6/2004President Jean-Bertrand Aristide did not flee Haiti because he lost his nerve. Neither did the United States blackmail him. No, the most satisfying explanation for the country¿s recent upheavals is that the spirits were offended and taking their revenge.

Benin readies for Voodoo DayPosted: 1/7/2004Traditional cults from across the country will meet at the seaside town of Ouidah, revered as the cradle of voodoo and offer prayers and sacrifices to their gods.

Interest Surges in VoodooPosted: 11/30/2003No one knows how many people believe in voodoo. People who monitor religious belief in the New Orleans area, however, put the number of voodoo practitioners here well into the tens of thousands or beyond.

Witchcraft

The Hex Murder In Rehmeyer HollowPosted: 11/16/2014In Webster's dictionary, witchcraft is defined as the act or instance of employing sorcery, especially with malevolent intent: a magical rite or technique. The religious will say if you believe in God, and believe in what the Bible says, then you must believe in the powers of evil as well. You cannot take one side and then completely discount the other side...basically, evil power is real and witchcraft is the use of it. In reality, though, there is a very fine line between good and evil.

Top 10 Tales of Witchcraft in the MidwestPosted: 9/15/2014Although belief in witchcraft has persisted in the American Midwest for nearly two centuries, Mysterious Heartland has found it surprisingly difficult to locate stories of witchcraft in the region. Never-the-less, we have scoured newspaper archives and dusty volumes to bring you some of the most exciting and obscure accounts of conjuring, hexes, and mistaken identity. Which story will prove to be the most compelling of them all?

The Witch PeoplePosted: 9/3/2014All of a sudden a coyote ran in front of us. We started to say a prayer - this was bad luck. We continued driving for I don't know how long when 3 more separate coyotes crossed in front of us. We were starting to become frightened.

Lucy's EpochPosted: 9/2/2014Lucy was 18 and left for Texas with the male leader of the bandits (the old woman's son). They made their home in the west and northwest regions of Texas. There she gave birth to her first son which is my Grandfather. There, she practiced and improve her skills.

The Tumbling Run Valley 'Hex Cat'Posted: 8/17/2014I have written extensively about the York County, PA Hex Murder (Rehmeyer Hollow) and some of the history of Pow-wow folk magic, Pennsylvania Dutch hex-meisters and witchcraft...including my personal experiences. Previous to the Rehmeyer murder was the Tumbling Run Valley 'Hex Cat' incident in Schuylkill County, PA. At the time, it was also a national story. I have included several reports of the incident and follow-up information.

Witch of Pungo: 'I be not a witch...I be a healer'Posted: 7/16/2014Witchcraft was a very serious and real thing to the colonists. The cult was believed to be a threat to the Christian Church, and everyone during the early 1700's was on the lookout for witches, who could be recognized by so-called unusual or mysterious behaviors.

The Tumbling Run Valley 'Hex Cat'Posted: 11/19/2013I have written extensively about the York County, PA Hex Murder (Rehmeyer Hollow) and some of the history of Pow-wow folk magic, Pennsylvania Dutch hex-meisters and witchcraft...including my personal experiences. Previous to the Rehmeyer murder was the Tumbling Run Valley 'Hex Cat' incident in Schuylkill County, PA. At the time, it was also a national story. I have included several reports of the incident and follow-up information.

Witch Dance...Along The Natchez TracePosted: 10/26/2013A reader from Mississippi forwarded the following article from the Times Post in Houston, Mississippi, printed on October 30, 1996. After a bit of research, I came across an 1877 article from a local newspaper describing a similar location, but using a different name. The Natchez Trace had a reputation for thefts and murder (including the death of Meriwether Lewis)...as well as occult activity. Read the accounts below and tell me - are the Witch Dance and the Witches' Acre the same location?

Welcome to SHOCKTOBER! Mya Om - Lifelong Witch & AuthorPosted: 10/16/2013Join Eric, Lon & Sean as we welcome lifelong witch & author Mya Om to BTE. Mya, who hails from Michigan, has traveled around the world. A lifelong witch, she was initiated into the Craft in 1998, after studying both Dianic and American Eclectic Wiccan traditions. She has written two books, 'Energy Essentials for Witches and Spellcasters' and 'The Un-Spell Book: Energy Essentials for Mastering Magick.' Make sure you mark this date and time down! LIVE Sunday October 20th at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT - You can listen & chat on the network page at http://www.para-x.com/live.htm or use the show link at http://www.beyondtheedgeradio.com/listen-live-and-chat.html - Google+ Community https://plus.google.com/communities/111117077774636652698 - Call toll-free 1-877-677-2858

The Hex Hollow MurderPosted: 8/21/2010The murder of Pow-wow witch Nelson Rehmeyer in York County, Pa. in 1928 became a media sensation worldwide. Since that time, the Rehmeyer¿s ghost roams the property he once owned.

Zambian Teachers, Chieftainess Flee in Fear of Witchcraft Posted: 6/10/2010Chieftainess Kalaba of Mansa district in Luapula Province has fled her palace for fear of being bewitched by her subjects. And several teachers at Lupende basic school in the same chiefdom have also threatened to flee the school due to what they called incessant nightmares caused by wizards.

Children Used For Ritual Human Sacrifice In UgandaPosted: 1/8/2010They go and capture other people¿s children. They bring the heart and the blood directly here to take to the spirits... They bring them in small tins and they place these objects under the tree from which the voices of the spirits are coming

Wiccan...not ¿Wicked¿Posted: 11/15/2009The idea is to create the strongest thing one can do to bring about the desired change. Anton said his last two girlfriends have both been brought to him through spells.

Interview with a Pagan WitchPosted: 10/14/2009Amy is a articulate bright soft-spoken woman. She lives in the southern part of the United States and her religious or spiritual life is Pagan

Meet North Carolina Conjurer ¿Dr. Possum¿Posted: 8/18/2009A black leather top hat perched on his head and a silver pentagram hanging from his neck, Helvie said he saw that the second woman was cheating with two men. The color ran out of her face, he said, and she asked him how he knew.

Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo Posted: 6/3/2009A judge ordered Sherwood to be tried by ducking. So on July 10, 1706, with her thumbs tied to her big toes, Sherwood was ducked in the Lynnhaven River.

Strange Illness Reported In Nicaragua Posted: 5/2/2009Meanwhile, business for witch doctors and faith healers has been booming. Doña Porcela, a respected traditional healer, has been traveling the area, offering respite to those affected, states Grisi Siknis turns people into witches and they go crazy

The Bell Witch, Al-Qaeda and Doomsday - What do they have in common?Posted: 7/6/2007In October 2003, I flew from Orlando International airport to Nashville International. I then drove about 60 miles Northwest to the small community of Adams, Tennessee located in Robertson County. After arriving in Adams it did not take long for me to grasp how deeply ingrained the legend of the Bell Witch is in this small rural town.

Pagans come out of the broom closet Posted: 4/3/2005OSKALOOSA - The seven people gathered around a table at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa do not look that different from anyone else. That, they say, is because they aren¿t.

Wicca finds spirituality in naturePosted: 2/5/2005Wicca, an often misunderstood form of paganism, is a spiritual practice that focuses on the connection between all things in nature and the presence of a divine spirit in everything, said Sabrae Jason, an Athens resident and the high priestess of the Coven of Celestial Tides.

Witch Trial Recreated in Cavalese, ItalyPosted: 1/11/2005The period when women accused of being witches were burned at the stake was recreated in a suggestive atmosphere amid music and processions in period costume at Cavalese ski area in Italy last week.

The Hex Hollow MurderPosted: 8/21/2010The murder of Pow-wow witch Nelson Rehmeyer in York County, Pa. in 1928 became a media sensation worldwide. Since that time, the Rehmeyer¿s ghost roams the property he once owned.

Zambian Teachers, Chieftainess Flee in Fear of Witchcraft Posted: 6/10/2010Chieftainess Kalaba of Mansa district in Luapula Province has fled her palace for fear of being bewitched by her subjects. And several teachers at Lupende basic school in the same chiefdom have also threatened to flee the school due to what they called incessant nightmares caused by wizards.

Children Used For Ritual Human Sacrifice In UgandaPosted: 1/8/2010They go and capture other people¿s children. They bring the heart and the blood directly here to take to the spirits... They bring them in small tins and they place these objects under the tree from which the voices of the spirits are coming

Wiccan...not ¿Wicked¿Posted: 11/15/2009The idea is to create the strongest thing one can do to bring about the desired change. Anton said his last two girlfriends have both been brought to him through spells.

Interview with a Pagan WitchPosted: 10/14/2009Amy is a articulate bright soft-spoken woman. She lives in the southern part of the United States and her religious or spiritual life is Pagan

Meet North Carolina Conjurer ¿Dr. Possum¿Posted: 8/18/2009A black leather top hat perched on his head and a silver pentagram hanging from his neck, Helvie said he saw that the second woman was cheating with two men. The color ran out of her face, he said, and she asked him how he knew.

Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo Posted: 6/3/2009A judge ordered Sherwood to be tried by ducking. So on July 10, 1706, with her thumbs tied to her big toes, Sherwood was ducked in the Lynnhaven River.

Strange Illness Reported In Nicaragua Posted: 5/2/2009Meanwhile, business for witch doctors and faith healers has been booming. Doña Porcela, a respected traditional healer, has been traveling the area, offering respite to those affected, states Grisi Siknis turns people into witches and they go crazy

The Bell Witch, Al-Qaeda and Doomsday - What do they have in common?Posted: 7/6/2007In October 2003, I flew from Orlando International airport to Nashville International. I then drove about 60 miles Northwest to the small community of Adams, Tennessee located in Robertson County. After arriving in Adams it did not take long for me to grasp how deeply ingrained the legend of the Bell Witch is in this small rural town.

Pagans come out of the broom closet Posted: 4/3/2005OSKALOOSA - The seven people gathered around a table at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa do not look that different from anyone else. That, they say, is because they aren¿t.

Wicca finds spirituality in naturePosted: 2/5/2005Wicca, an often misunderstood form of paganism, is a spiritual practice that focuses on the connection between all things in nature and the presence of a divine spirit in everything, said Sabrae Jason, an Athens resident and the high priestess of the Coven of Celestial Tides.

Witch Trial Recreated in Cavalese, ItalyPosted: 1/11/2005The period when women accused of being witches were burned at the stake was recreated in a suggestive atmosphere amid music and processions in period costume at Cavalese ski area in Italy last week.